Eternal Life: Talent Grows with Age-Chapter 390 - 245: The Fall of Red Cloud

A surge of overwhelming magical power exploded, transforming into a downpour of fire that engulfed Lu Chang’sheng.

"If I want to escape from these people, I must kill one or two of them with thunderous force!" Red Cloud Daoist’s eyes flashed brutally, and his hands did not hesitate for a second.

Kill the chicken to warn the monkey!

Even if it couldn’t scare them away completely, it would at least throw them into chaos.

And choosing Lu Chang’sheng was a fine target—his cultivation level had not escaped the Red Cloud Daoist’s eye. Only at the sixth stage of Qi Cultivation, yet this man dared to get involved. What an ignorant fool.

Unfortunately, Lu Chang’sheng seemed to have anticipated this and retreated in advance, barely slipping out of the range of the Fire Rain Technique.

Immediately after, a burst of golden light surged forth from Lu Chang’sheng’s body, blocking the flames for a crucial moment, granting him precious time to escape.

"That was close!"

Lu Chang’sheng’s heart was pounding in terror; Red Cloud Daoist attacked with terrifying speed. Had he been careless for even a moment, he would have faced total annihilation.

Thankfully, at this moment, Li Nangua, Xiao Feng, and the others had already taken action, intercepting Red Cloud Daoist.

In just a few moments, a trace of panic appeared on Red Cloud Daoist’s face.

Failing to win decisively meant that his plan had gone awry.

Suddenly, a bell-shaped magical artifact appeared in Red Cloud Daoist’s hand. He shook it violently, and the sharp clangor burst out.

Lu Chang’sheng felt as if his head had been smashed hard by a sledgehammer—his mind reeled with dizziness.

When he opened his eyes, he saw that Red Cloud Daoist had already squeezed through the crowd, darting towards the rear.

Red Cloud Daoist was bleeding, his aura plummeting—when had he gotten hurt?

"Those True Men aren’t to be messed with. Even if they couldn’t bring down Red Cloud Daoist earlier, they’d already forced him to a dead end. Otherwise, there’s no way he would’ve survived that bell artifact’s fury so easily!"

Lu Chang’sheng realized—the magical power he’d sensed was definitely at the Foundation Establishment level.

At this point, Xiao Feng and the others were still reeling from dizziness.

Lu Chang’sheng instantly understood—even though they had also cultivated the Cyan Wood Immortal Technique, their cultivation realm was not as high as his.

Their spiritual power was, naturally, weaker.

"If Red Cloud Daoist escapes, we’re in danger!"

At this thought, he formed a technique with his hands. Not far ahead, in a dense patch of woods, the leaves began to shake—then a massive figure burst out, smashing into Red Cloud Daoist.

Facing such a fearsome evil cultivator, Lu Chang’sheng had not come unprepared. He had placed components of the Black Water Profound Snake puppet beast in advance to avoid the need for hurried assembly if they ran into Red Cloud Daoist for real.

By chance, Red Cloud Daoist was fleeing right towards the Black Water Profound Snake’s hiding spot.

Red Cloud Daoist, heavily wounded, never anticipated a giant beast lurking nearby; the Black Water Profound Snake bit down ferociously, snapping him clean in two.

Lu Chang’sheng was briefly stunned—he had not expected to slay Red Cloud Daoist this easily.

You had to know, most cultivators carry some triggered talismans or defensive magical artifacts to buy time when ambushed.

But Red Cloud Daoist had none left, and that struck him as odd.

"Could it be that, after so many hunts, Red Cloud Daoist has used up all his countermeasures?"

Lu Chang’sheng didn’t dwell on it. Right now, another problem stood before him—what to do with Red Cloud Daoist’s corpse?

"There must be secrets on Red Cloud Daoist. Maybe the body itself hides something important."

His eyes flickered with thought. He sighed and gave up on that idea.

From not far away, the roar of magical power howled closer. Clearly, a True Man had sensed the battle here and was rapidly approaching.

Xiao Feng and the others at his side were also starting to recover their senses.

At this point, thinking about Red Cloud Daoist’s belongings was impossible.

"Too risky. For now, stability first!"

He steadied himself, forcing a pale expression onto his face.

"Are you alright?" Li Nangua and Xiao Feng hurried over, faces full of concern.

"No problem, just a bit drained. I’ll recover soon enough."

Lu Chang’sheng managed a slight smile.

Everyone eyed the Black Water Profound Snake, still biting half of Red Cloud Daoist’s corpse, with a mix of regret and amazement.

"Who would’ve thought, the infamous Red Cloud Daoist would die at the hands of a mid-stage Qi Cultivator!"

They marveled silently.

Though Lu Chang’sheng had to rely on the puppet beast’s power, giving him late-stage Qi Cultivation combat strength, in their eyes he was still a mid-stage Qi Cultivator.

Soon enough, Lu Chang’sheng counted himself lucky for not touching Red Cloud Daoist’s belongings. Before anyone could really catch their breath, several True Men descended from the sky and took control of the area.

None of them could take even a step away.

"So it’s true—the Supreme Profound Sect only cares about the secrets on Red Cloud Daoist." Lu Chang’sheng thought, his suspicions nearly confirmed.

If it was just to eliminate Red Cloud Daoist, after confirming the kill they should have let everyone go.

"Fellow Daoists, due to a matter involving a great demon, we must ask all of you to stay here for now!"

Gu Shuang wore a gentle, apologetic smile as she spoke to Lu Chang’sheng and the others.

"It’s alright, we understand." Lu Chang’sheng answered with a smile.

The others echoed his words.

By now, they’d been escorted to a Gu Family residence.

"Saying it’s to check for a demon’s possession, more like they want to see if we touched Red Cloud Daoist’s belongings!"

As soon as Gu Shuang left, Elder Li’s face soured with displeasure. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Lu Chang’sheng said helplessly, "There’s nothing we can do. Power is on their side."

Still, he was a little curious about the secrets tied to Red Cloud Daoist.

Could it really be about the Profound Turtle True Man’s cave-dwelling?

"Forget it. With my current strength, I’m still lacking. There’s no need to throw myself into this mess."

He reflected and found he hadn’t made any mistakes, so he slept peacefully that night.

Several days later, Gu Shuang called on them again.

"Apologies for the inconvenience, Fellow Daoists. Here is your reward for helping us this time—please accept it."

Each person was given a Platinum Immortal Insect; there was no array set on it, so they could simply probe it with spiritual sense to see inside.

"It’s nothing—no need to be so formal, Fellow Daoist."

Gu Shuang’s affable grace soothed any lingering discontent among the cultivators.

Some cultivators looked at Gu Shuang’s gentle beauty, their eyes lighting up with interest.

Gu Shuang was the Gu Family’s prodigy of the century, and in Platinum Immortal City she was famous far and wide for her beauty. Meeting her in person now inevitably stirred many hearts.

Even Xiao Feng and several others were moved.

"She truly deserves the title of immortal maiden." Lu Chang’sheng thought to himself.

The subtle scent in the air refreshed his spirit, even for him.

But that was all. He had his heart set on attaining longevity—after his experience with Li Nangua, he no longer cared much for romance.

The Platinum Immortal Insect held tens of thousands of lower-grade spirit stones—not too much, not too little, a fair compensation.

Seeing that it was getting late, everyone began to take their leave one by one. Just as Lu Chang’sheng was about to depart, he heard Gu Shuang call out, "Fellow Daoist, please stay a moment!"

Lu Chang’sheng glanced at Li Nangua.

"Fellow Daoist Lu and Lady Li are a devoted pair, and anyhow this matter isn’t really a secret. You may as well hear it together!" Gu Shuang smiled, her fragrance filling the room.